What is the difference in agricultural land — area, per capita between Greenland and Iceland?

0.0001 1000 ha per person, with Greenland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Iceland?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greenland vs Iceland: Agricultural land — Area, per capita

Greenland

0.0043 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Iceland

0.0042 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Greenland rank

10th

Iceland rank

11th

Agricultural land — Area, per capita over time

Greenland
Iceland

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 0.0043 1000 ha per person against 0.0042 1000 ha per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.0001 1000 ha per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.

Greenland ranks 10th and Iceland ranks 11th of 186 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greenland	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.006 1000 ha per person	0.0111 1000 ha per person	0.005 1000 ha per person	Iceland
1970s	0.0048 1000 ha per person	0.0091 1000 ha per person	0.0043 1000 ha per person	Iceland
1980s	0.0045 1000 ha per person	0.0079 1000 ha per person	0.0035 1000 ha per person	Iceland
1990s	0.0043 1000 ha per person	0.0071 1000 ha per person	0.0029 1000 ha per person	Iceland
2000s	0.0043 1000 ha per person	0.0063 1000 ha per person	0.0021 1000 ha per person	Iceland
2010s	0.0043 1000 ha per person	0.0056 1000 ha per person	0.0013 1000 ha per person	Iceland
2020s	0.0043 1000 ha per person	0.0047 1000 ha per person	0.0004 1000 ha per person	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, per capita, Greenland or Iceland?: Greenland, at 0.0043 1000 ha per person against 0.0042 1000 ha per person in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area, per capita between Greenland and Iceland?: 0.0001 1000 ha per person, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Iceland?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Greenland and Iceland rank globally for agricultural land — area, per capita?: Greenland ranks 10th and Iceland ranks 11th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Agricultural land — Area, per capita
Unit: 1000 ha per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 189 places, 11,050 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Agricultural land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.